I've looked at the flat earth theory from every angle, and I'm pretty sure I've heard every argument for it, but they all fail to pass basic logic tests. The evidence for a spherical earth are so numerous and unexplained properly under a flat earth model.
After everything I've heard I see no reason to dismiss the overwhelming conclusion of scientists and college students worldwide for the last at least 200 years. The earth is not flat, and openly stating you it is automatically discredits your very ability to reason correctly in most people's minds. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's the whole point.
As I've mentioned above, I'm not convinced that the earth is flat, but I'm continuing to approach it as everything else- with an open mind. Even if it turns out to be wrong, how much will I have learned along the way, about various subjects?
Just because thousands upon thousands of experiments rely on what's already cemented in the scientific literature, from one viewpoint which suggests gravity exists, doesn't make them a law. All images we have from space come from one organization, and no one has ever traveled across Antarctica. Until we have visible proof, from the PEOPLE I'll continue to remain skeptical either way,
If I lose credibility for having an open mind to learning, then that's credibility lost from those who I'd rather not have some from anyway. I'm not meaning you specifically, Garth. I've held your stance for a long time, but this video at least caused me to raise a brow and question everything- my creed for life.
Cheers,
Omar
Congratulations Omar on being able to openly question the fundamentals that we're given. I also haven't come to a conclusion on the earth model debate, but I can unquestionably state that we have been given loads of BS since childhood (including a lot of supposedly "scientific" theoretical models). We need to re-question everything we've been indoctrinated with. I applaud anyone that is able to that. It's actually a really big step to do so and most people never get up enough courage for it.
It's not just a single organisation, many organisations have satellites orbiting earth, you can watch a Space X launch live to see. It's simply an unreasonable conclusion to draw given the amount of assumptions required, and lack of evidence provided. Without even delving into the science, it is unreasonable to assume that every astrophysicist in the entire world is involved in some massive cover up, and that consequently, nearly all known science is completely false (all science explored by all scientists for the last few hundred years, including great minds such as Einstein). The proposed motive for this cover up is weak at best. Science isn't some unfounded weak code written by the elite, it is testable, provable, and has been done so by many independent sources globally for hundreds of years. To be fair, you haven't stated a firm opinion, so I'm not criticising; but I recommend you write out all of the evidence/motive for flat earth, then study the evidence for spherical earth and it becomes preeeetty feckin' obvious =)
you need to be careful who you choose for a teacher. if you are being taught by a member of a delusional paranoid cult, there's a good chance that the lessons you learn will just take you further from the truth, and damage your sanity...